Method and system for management of mobilization data

Abstract

Disclosed is a system to provide for the accessing, organizing, and management of various sources of data pertinent to the mobilization of military forces. The system accesses data available from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Forces Command, Special Operations Command, Transportation Command, and Strategic Command and enters all current collected data into a common data management system entitled “COLOSSUS. The collected data is re-formatted and stored on commercially-available software, whereby it is made accessible to an end User, who must possess authorized security clearance. The information stored in the COLOSSUS system is used in conjunction with the mobilization, training, validation, deployment, and demobilization of military reserve component units of any numbered U.S. field army. COLOSSUS is also applicable to mobilization and/or deployment of forces of all other branches of the U.S. Military.

1 . a system for planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one military unit, the system comprising
 (a) a first computer having a browser suitable for gathering various items of raw data stored on diverse military electronic databases;   (b) a relational database management system (RDBMS) capable of storing said raw data accessed by said computer system;   (c) a series of computing modules arranged so as to communicate with, and gather classified and un-classified raw data from designated U.S. military websites;   (d) a spreadsheet application featuring, minimally, calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language to reformat said raw data obtained from each website source into a compatible format recognizable by the RDBMS; and   (e) a computer-readable medium having storage capabilities and instructions that enable the end User of a second computer to access said reformatted raw data.   
     
     
         2 . A method utilized on a programmed computer system having a browser, for gathering various items of raw data stored on diverse military electronic databases, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one military unit, comprising
 (a) maintaining, in said programmed computer system, a relational database management system (RDBMS) capable of storing said raw data accessed by said computer system;   (b) accessing, by use of servers equipped with military security clearance software, a plurality of websites in order to download raw data from each such website;   (c) using a spreadsheet application featuring calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language to reformat said raw data obtained from each website source into a compatible format recognizable by the RDBMS;   (d) manipulating, by use of the RDBMS, the reformatted data specifically to screen said reformatted data for errors;   (e) selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel;   (f) integrating said reformatted data from each website into a single RDBMS database program; and   (g) providing said reformatted data in a plurality of computer-readable mediums, each medium customized to the requirements of a specified end User.   
     
     
         3 . A method utilized on a programmed computer system having a browser, for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the interne websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MIDIS, and AST, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Forces Command comprising
 (a) maintaining, in said programmed computer system, a relational database management system (RDBMS) capable of storing said raw data accessed by said computer system;   (b) accessing, by use of servers equipped with military security clearance software, a plurality of websites in order to download raw data from each such website;   (c) using a spreadsheet application featuring calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language to reformat said raw data obtained from each website source into a compatible format recognizable by the RDBMS;   (d) manipulating, by use of the RDBMS, the reformatted data specifically to screen said reformatted data for errors;   (e) storing said reformatted data into a Master Database;   (f) selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said U.S. First Army;   (g) integrating said reformatted data from each said website into a single RDBMS database program; and   (h) providing said reformatted data in a plurality of computer-readable mediums, each medium customized to the requirements of authorized personnel of a specified end User.   
     
     
         4 . A method as in  claim 3 , wherein said programmed computer system is applied for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the internet websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MDIS, and the U.S. Army Central, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit of said U.S. Army Central, and further comprising, as substitution for sub-step (f), selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said U.S. Army Central. 
     
     
         5 . A method/system as in  claim 3 , wherein said programmed computer system is applied for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the internet websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MDIS, and the U.S. Army North, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit of said U.S. Army North, and further comprising, as substitution for sub-step (f), selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said U.S. Army North. 
     
     
         6 . A method/system as in  claim 3 , wherein said programmed computer system is applied for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the internet websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MDIS, and the U.S. Army Europe, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit of said U.S. Army Europe, and further comprising, as substitution for sub-step (f), selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said U.S. Army Europe. 
     
     
         7 . A method/system as in  claim 3 , wherein said programmed computer system is applied for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the internet websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MDIS, and the U.S. Army Pacific, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit of said U.S. Army Pacific, and further comprising, as substitution for sub-step (f), selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said U.S. Army -Pacific. 
     
     
         8 . A method/system as in  claim 3 , wherein said programmed computer system is applied for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the interne websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MDIS, and the U.S. Army Africa, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit of said U.S. Army Africa, and further comprising, as substitution for sub-step (f), selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said U.S. Army Africa. 
     
     
         9 . A method/system as in  claim 3 , wherein said programmed computer system is applied for acquiring various items of raw data stored on the internet websites of GFMAP, JFCOM, JCRM, MDIS, AST, and any one of a group consisting of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve, said raw data to be applied in planning the consolidation of U.S. military unit and individual requirements in order to effect the mobilization, training, validation and/or deployment of at least one subordinate unit within any of aforesaid group, and further comprising, as substitution for sub-step (f), selecting the most current, actionable reformatted data for presentation to selected military command and staff personnel of said armed force.